immaterial fish

alchemy

metaphysical intentions

painting

collage

about

I am a visual artist, experimental filmmaker and Expressive Arts Therapist with a major in Film Production at Concordia University in Montreal, a major in painting from the National Center for the Arts in Mexico City, and a post-graduate diploma in Expressive Arts Therapy from Langara College in Vancouver. My formal education includes a Fine Arts degree with a major in painting and a minor in photography, along with a number of courses including multimedia, video, ceramics and film production. My film and video pieces have screened in a number of national and international film festivals, and my photography and visual art works have shown in collective and individual exhibitions in Canada and Mexico City.

This site was created with the generous support of the Downtown East Side Small Grants program.

“It took me many years to paint like a master, but a whole lifetime to paint like a child”

Pablo Picasso

artist statement

I consider myself an artist for it is through art that I express my Self and, like a snake biting its tail, it is through art that I explore my inner Self. Making art is the means by which I justify and mystify my existence, and discover the universe around me and within me. I believe art to be a powerful instrument for shaping culture and, therefore, a vehicle for change. I believe that art can change the world — and it is in fact changing it!

My art practice is highly personal and process oriented. Some of the themes I explore through art are consciousness, the human body, identity, dreams, personal history and ancestry.

“Writing about music is like dancing about architecture”

bio

Experimentation in many different mediums has been a part of my life from a young age. As a child I painted, built wooden toys, made sculptures from plasticine, and took dance and music lessons.

This early experience with art was very influential, and as a young adult I pursued a formal education in painting and photography from the National Center for the Arts in Mexico City.

Moving slowly from representational imagery to abstract painting and collage, I integrated my visual findings into my photography, scratching and bending the negatives to create an aged and textured appearance.

“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious – the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science.”